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Trial reportFrontiers in endocrinology2021

Levoketoconazole in the Treatment of Patients With Cushing's Syndrome and Diabetes Mellitus: Results From the SONICS Phase 3 Study.

Rosario Pivonello, Atanaska Elenkova, Maria Fleseriu, Richard A Feelders, Przemyslaw Witek, Yona Greenman, Eliza B Geer, Paola Perotti, Leonard Saiegh, Fredric Cohen and 1 more

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IIIMulticenter Study
In one paragraph

Trial report in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01838551 (An Open Label Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of COR-003), which is not on this map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
15citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT01838551 phase3completednot on this map

An Open Label Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of COR-003 (Levoketoconazole) in the Treatment of Endogenous Cushing's Syndrome

TypeinterventionalSponsorCortendo ABRan2014 to 2018Enrolled94ConditionsEndogenous Cushing's SyndromeArmsLevoketoconazole
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. New Trends in Treating Cushing's Disease.TouchREVIEWS in endocrinology · 2024
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  13. Levoketoconazole.Hospital pharmacy · 2022
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  15. Management and Medical Therapy of Mild Hypercortisolism.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 11 institutions in 6 countries.

Rosario PivonelloDipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Sezione di Endocrinologia, Università Federico II di Napoli, Naples, Italy.
Atanaska ElenkovaDepartment of Endocrinology, Medical University-Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Maria FleseriuDepartment of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Clinical Nutrition, and Department of Neurological Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, United States.
Richard A FeeldersDepartment of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Przemyslaw WitekDepartment of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Diabetes, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Yona GreenmanInstitute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Tel Aviv-Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Eliza B GeerPituitary and Skull Base Tumor Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States.
Paola PerottiDepartment of Clinical and Biological Science, University of Turin, Orbassano, Italy.
Leonard SaieghDepartment of Endocrinology, Bnai-Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
Fredric CohenStrongbridge Biopharma, Trevose, PA, United States.
Giorgio ArnaldiDivision of Endocrinology, Polytechnic University of Marche Region, Ancona, Italy.
Bnai Zion Medical Center · ILBridge Pharma (United States) · USErasmus MC · NLMarche Polytechnic University · ITMedical University of Sofia · BGMedical University of Warsaw · PLMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · USNeurological Surgery · USTel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center · ILUniversity of Naples Federico II · ITUniversity of Turin · IT

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Michael Jason de la Cruz · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Cushing's syndrome (CS) is associated with numerous comorbidities, including diabetes mellitus (DM). Levoketoconazole, an orally administered ketoconazole stereoisomer, is in clinical trials for the treatment of CS. Methods: SONICS, a prospective, open-label, phase 3 study in adults with confirmed CS and mean 24-h urinary free cortisol (mUFC) ≥1.5× ULN, included dose-titration, 6-month maintenance, and 6-month extension phases. This subanalysis evaluated the efficacy of levoketoconazole in patients with DM (n = 28) or without DM (n = 49) who entered the maintenance phase. Safety was evaluated in the overall population (N = 94) during the dose-titration and maintenance phases. Results: Normalization of mUFC at the end of maintenance phase (EoM), without a dose increase during maintenance (SONICS primary endpoint) was observed in 46% of patients with DM (95% CI, 28 to 66%; Conclusions: Treatment with levoketoconazole led to sustained normalization of mUFC and improvement in glycemic control that was more pronounced in patients with DM. Clinical Trial Registration: (ClinicalTrials.gov), NCT01838551.

Indexed as

AdultAgedBlood GlucoseCushing SyndromeDiabetes ComplicationsEnzyme InhibitorsFemaleHumansKetoconazoleMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesTreatment OutcomeBlood GlucoseEnzyme InhibitorsKetoconazoleCushing’s diseaseCushing’s syndromediabetes mellitushypercortisolismlevoketoconazole

Identifiers

PMID33897615
PMCPMC8059833
OpenAlexW3139762638

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Registered trials

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